* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of North-Star International Co's Gross Profit
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, North-Star International Co's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
North-Star International Co's Gross Profit Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, North-Star International Co's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where North-Star International Co's Gross Profit falls into.
North-Star International Co Gross Profit Calculation
Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.
Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NT$1,338 Mil.
Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.
North-Star International Co (ROCO:8927) Gross Profit Explanation
Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.
Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %
1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key
North-Star International Co had a gross margin of 17.81% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage
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North-Star International Co (ROCO:8927) Business Description
North-Star International Co Ltd has mainly engaged in the operation of petrol filling stations and the retail business of gasoline products in Taiwan. It provides petroleum and diesel and is also involved in the provision of cleaning services for cars, the sale of spare parts, and simple vehicle repair services. It also diversified its operation of the Group, the Group has been expanding into hotels, real estate development, and sale as well as renewable energy development services. It has three reportable segments: gasoline sales, restaurant, travel service, and optoelectronics business. It generates the majority of its revenue from gasoline sales.
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